Wallet.



F. E. AHOUSH.

WALLET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1912.

Patented Nov. 19, 1912.

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WALLET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1 9, 1912.

Application filed .Tune 5, 1912. Serial No. 701,707.

To all whom 'it may'concem:

Be it known that I, FRANK E.HoUsH, a citizen of the United' States,residing at Winthrop, in the county of Suffolk and- State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vlallets, of

which the following isa specification. `My invention is la walletdesigned to receive disk-phonograph records, photographic- ,slides orplates, or other articles which it is desired to store in orderly andportable fashion and to present its receptacles for reception orselection of articles in vertical position. p lln the drawings: Figure l'is a side elevation of my ,newl wallet, in open position; Fig. 2 is asimilar view, in closed position; of Fig. 2, enlarged scale, passingthrough the clamping rivet; and Fig. l is a perspective view. My newwallet is made--up of a multi plicity of pockets A; of stout paper,cloth or other suitable material, combined with a casing B of leather orthe like. Each pocket A is preferably cut of4 a suitable length from along tube of the material used, and the short tube into one of the openends of 4 thus formed, which end is designed to be at the bottom of thecompleted article, is preferably inserted a narrow st-rip, a, of stili'paper of a length equal to the width of the pocket, and similar stripsmay be distributed between the pockets at the lower end. ln assemblingthe pack of pockets preparatory to combining them with the casing uponeach each side of the bottom of the pack are The bottom edges ofthepockets A and base strips, a, are leveled on a plane surface and one ormore apertures are then bored through the pack and through the stripsand a rivet 7', or rivets secured therein, thus binding the bottom oft-he pack into an inflexible, plane-surfaced base.

The casing, in its best form, consists of a back portion, b', and twosides, b?, 3, which are connected at b to back b, being pref erably bentat right angles at b and permanently setp Side b3 is hinged at bassothat it can be folded upon itself and back b2 carries at its free end acover flap Z922 which in turn is connected to a flap 623. In assemblingthe parts of my wallet the inner surface of Z2 and the plane bottom sideof the rivetedl base of the pack of pockets are coated with an adhesive,as fish-glue, and pressed into. contact until firm adhesion takes place.The firm connection of the casing to the riveted plane end of theypackgives to the back or bottom of the wallet a plane surface upon 'which itmay stand securely, holding its contents vertically and present-ing thevupper ends of the receptacles to inspection, while additional stabilityis secured by connect-ing the covers 52,123 by means of a strap, T,preferably of elastic tape, as shown. When the Wallet is open, the tapeis carried under the bottom of the wallet and holds the free end of sideZr and flap 523 against the supporting table or surface, propping up thebody of the wallet, giving a wide base. W'hen the Walletis closed thestrap is passed over the bottom of the wallet to secure the parts intheir closed position. Preferably the strap is permanently secured atone end and detachably secured at the other end.

The clamping of the stifened bottom side of the pack, anchored by anadhesive to the back b', forms a solid plane bottom base from whichupwardly project the several receptacles suitably numbered, the stripwhich is within a particular receptacle forming a cushion to receive andsustain in vertical position the article inserted into the receptacle.The riveted base of my receptacle pack forms a strong, stilf andabrasion-proof support for the wallet and its contents capable 'ofsustaining any necessary weight and resisting wear practically to agreater extent than any other part of the wallet and owing to -theclamping act-ion of the 'rivets the solidity of the base is such thatthereis no bending of the base, when the wallet is lifted and carried.

My improved wallet is especially useful in the storage and safe andconvenient transportation of orderly selections of articles, and theproper, orderly and convenient presentation of these articles for use,as in exhibitions and lectures.

l claim 1. The standing Wallet above described made up of a pack ofreceptacles and la multiplicity of base strips, the whole securedtogether to form a solid .plane bottomed base, a cover part secured tothe plane sur- .face of the base part of the receptacle pack and havingsides for surrounding and supfor surrounding and supporting the pack 0fporting the pack of receptacles.' receptacles.

10 2. The standing Wallet above described, Signed by me at Boston,Mass., this 29th made up of a pack of tubular receptacles day o'f May,1912.

5 and a multiplicity of hase strips, the Whole FRANK E. HOUSH.

secured together to form a solid plane bot- Witnesses: .tamed base; acover part secured to the MARY A. OBRIEN,

plane surface of the base and having sides JOSEPH T. BRENNAN..

